House Nears Vote on Spending
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David Rogers Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated July 18, 2002 12:01 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON -- After months of acrimony, congressional negotiators hope to reach agreement with the White House on Thursday on a $28.9 billion emergency-spending bill for homeland defense and the war against terrorism.

"We are as close as we have ever been," said Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee. While some divisive issues remain, the framework for the compromise was in...